RickGrimes
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Looking for some opinions on dose, duration and health side effects.
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Life saving for someone that needs it dont know why you think it would be good for bodybuilding.
Don't run it anymore than one week and get it Rx by your doctor. Corticosteroids can me pretty harsh and it's not something I would just up and start taking on my own. It is good for anti-inflammatory purposes, but the effects won't last long. I would run a low dose of Deca instead if I was in your shoes. Like 100mg/week.
I was the product manager for methlypredinsolone for 2 years way back. Where did you get the predisone? Are you self prescribing?
Medic is right, much more than a week and you need to start worrying about tapering off.
Short term its not so bad, and it really works. I always keep some Medrol around.
Do you have a dosing idea? It will make you hungry and thirsty and may bloat you. It may also bump up your mood.
I dunno, 20-30mg for 7 days? Many of us are taking worse stuff for a lot longer than 7 days. It probably won't kill you.
My hepatologist put me on prednisone after my transplant. I had moon face until the day he told me I could go off it. I was very lethargic on it and didn't feel healthy. It's liver toxic as well. If it's prescribed by your doc and short term you'll be alright, but prednisone is not something you ever want to take long term. Also, you must taper off it.
My ex had to take it for a kidney problem. She had terrible insomnia and wanted to clean the house until all hours of the night. Sounds like meth, right? Not sure if everyone gets that side effect. Moon face and wolf face are a real thing. I felt so bad for her. Fortunately, it goes away after you discontinue use.
I only got the moon face the first couple times I took it. The insomnia and energy was there though. I'd get like maybe 4hrs of sleep a night, but have tons of energy all day.
I take it at 40mg/day. That shit would make me MEAN too, if I didn't split my dose to am/pm. I knew I was being an asshole, but I just couldn't stop myself. My poor wife knew it was the pred, but man, rough stuff.
Prednisone can actually leach the calcium out of your bones as well. I just got a bone density scan a couple weeks ago to make sure I wasn't doing some real damage.
All and all, its a very useful drug for what its intended for, but I certainly would chose a different alternative if one was available.
When my elbows start to really hurt to the point where I can barely pick up my 2y/o. It's time to take the week off. That usually does the trick. As much as we all hate to miss time in the gym, that week is pretty beneficial.